Silver Set Melt Values for the week ended up 3.5% reversing the downward trend reported last week. The precious metal had a London Fix today (April 13, 2012) of $32.365 per ounce.
For comparison, the last trading day last week was on Thursday which had a Fix of $31.27 an ounce. This places today’s Fix up $1.095 from that previous end-of week figure.
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Precious Metals Prices
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April 13, 2012
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London Fix
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Weekly Change
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| Gold |
$1,666.50
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+$35.50
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+2.2%
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| Silver |
$32.365
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+$1.095
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+3.5%
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| Platinum |
$1,600.00
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+$8.00
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+0.5%
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| Palladium |
$643.00
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+$8.00
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+1.3%
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As the chart above shows, it was a positive week across the board for the shown precious metals. Leading the pack was silver with its aforementioned 3.5% jump. It was followed by gold at a 2.2% increase, then palladium with 1.3% and finally platinum had a small (but still positive) 0.5% increase.
It was a short trading week owing to the Easter holiday. Still, the silver market showed its usual ups and downs. The precious metal was up with $31.55 on Tuesday versus the previous Thursday’s Fix. It climbed a bit more on Wednesday to $31.70 before dropping to $31.47 on Thursday. Finally, the friday came in at the previously stated $32.365.
With today’s Fix, Silver is up $3.585 an ounce, or 12.4%, from its 2012 low established on January 3rd of $28.78 an ounce. However, it is still down $4.865, or 13.1%, from its 12 high established on February 29th of $37.23 an ounce.
The chart below offers current coin melt values based on the Fix for Friday, April 13, 2012, and a comparison to those values based on last week’s silver price.
Weekly Silver Coin Melt Value Comparisons
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SILVER COIN
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Last Week’s Silver Melt Value
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This Week’s Silver Melt Value
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| Jefferson Nickel (1942-1945) |
$1.76
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$1.82
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| Barber Dime (1892-1916) |
$2.26
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$2.34
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| Mercury Dime (1916-1945) |
$2.26
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$2.34
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| Roosevelt Dime (1946-1964) |
$2.26
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$2.34
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| Barber Quarter (1892-1916) |
$5.65
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$5.85
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| Standing Liberty Quarter (1916-1930) |
$5.65
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$5.85
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| Washington Quarter (1932-1964) |
$5.65
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$5.85
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| Barber Half Dollar (1892-1915) |
$11.31
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$11.71
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| Walking Liberty Half Dollar (1916-1947) |
$11.31
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$11.71
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| Franklin Half Dollar (1948-1963) |
$11.31
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$11.71
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| Kennedy Half Dollar (1964) |
$11.31
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$11.71
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| Kennedy Half Dollar (1965-1970) |
$4.62
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$4.79
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| Morgan Dollar (1878-1921) |
$24.19
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$25.03
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| Peace Dollar (1921-1935) |
$24.19
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$25.03
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| Eisenhower Dollar (1971-1976) |
$9.88
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$10.23
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| American Silver Eagle |
$31.27
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$32.37
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| America the Beautiful 5 Oz. Silver Coins |
$156.35
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$161.83
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